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* ''WebVideo/CanOneChangeFixAllOfRWBY'': The modern setting is rewritten so that Salem is in charge of the huntsman academies and the kingdoms, while Ozpin is working with criminals and exiles from the shadows.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfic ''4*Town and a Baby'' ([[Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn AO3]] link [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/39642093/chapters/99238131 here]] is an AU where youngest 4*Town member Tae Young is an infant rather than in his teens.

* As far as ''Literature/{{Ward}}'' story ''Fanfic/{{Warp|Xbritomartxrp}}'' is concerned, neither Rain nor the Fallen exist.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12386860/1/Fire-and-Ice Fire and Ice]]'', inspired by the film {{Man of Steel}}, is an AU fanfic with a Lois/Zod pairing...except they aren't called Lois or Zod, live in a universe free of superpowers or extraordinary events, and Superman is not even mentioned once. Basically it is a story about a pert, pretty redhead who once was in love with a handsome journalist falling in love with an uncompromising, pug-nosed giant of a man.

* ''Fanfic/HorseshoesAndHandGrenades''. ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' going DarkerAndEdgier with Gentaro going against friendship and wanting nothing more to kill the people who "left him to die". Did I mention that there's ''seven'' Kamen Rider shows that got dragged into this mess?

* As far as ''Literature/{{Ward}}'' story ''Fanfic/{{Warp}}'' is concerned, neither Rain nor the Fallen exist.

All FanFic is arguably an AlternateContinuity, since the audience can assume it intends to follow {{Canon}} to a specific point, then branch off. Indeed, the only major fic types that ''don't'' branch off are post series {{Continuation}} fics and those written to fit neatly into canon, as they don't disrupt the continuity. Because of this, fanfic authors labeling something an ''AU Fic'' has a different implication, wherein a fundamental aspect of the series is completely overhauled from its point of origin.

* ''Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy'' (''Heart of Fire''/''Heart of Ashes''/''Heart of the Inferno'') is a connected series of fanfictions of ''Film/TheHobbit''/''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', covering events from sixty years before ''The Hobbit'' to during the War of the Ring; which follows the development of [[VillainProtagonist the dragon Smaug]]'s relationship with the Seer [[OriginalCharacter Kathryn]]. One of the primary [[ForWantOfANail diver]][[InSpiteOfANail gences]] is Smaug's survival beyond his death at Lake-town ([[spoiler:which most of Middle-Earth at large [[NeverFoundTheBody initially remains unaware of]]]]).

* ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'''s [[Laconic/{{Luminosity}} laconic page]] says it all: ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'' with a rational Bella. [[ForWantOfANail And then the story just goes from there...]]

** The {{Event Title}}d FanFic ''Fanfic/NedStarkLives'': Lord Eddard Stark is saved from execution by Varys and is allowed to take the black like originally planned, [[ForWantOfANail completely changing the course of events in the Seven Kingdoms]].

* ''Fanfic/BetterAngels'' is a ForWantOfANail fic about [[Series/TheWalkingDead Shane Walsh]] taking over the leader role from Rick Grimes and how his actions would affect the group when they arrive at The Prison.

* ''Fanfic/NotCompletelyAltogetherHere'' has many of the same events as in ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' canon. Glinda and Elphaba start off as enemies, become friends, run off together to see the Wizard together, etc, etc. There's one major difference: Elphaba [[ForWantOfANail began one year later]] than she did in canon. This caused Galinda to hang around her GirlPosse more, which led Galinda to attempting to prank Dr. Dillamond during a sleepover with her friends, and ultimately ended in Galinda being killed when she catches [[spoiler:Morrible murdering Dr. Dillamond]]. Galinda spends the entirety of the fanfic as a specter. ''Then'' she meets [[BoyMeetsGhoul her roommate and love interest]] Elphaba Thropp.

All fanfic is arguably an AlternateContinuity, since the audience can assume it intends to follow {{Canon}} to a specific point, then branch off. Indeed, the only major fic types that ''don't'' branch off are post series {{Continuation}} fics and those written to fit neatly into canon, as they don't disrupt the continuity. Because of this, fanfic authors labeling something an ''AU Fic'' has a different implication, wherein a fundamental aspect of the series is completely overhauled from its point of origin.

* ''Fanfic/UltimateSleepwalker: The New Dreams'' is set in an alternate version of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse and focuses on the C-list superhero Comicbook/{{Sleepwalker}}. Its companion series ''[[Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman Ultimate Spider-Woman: Change With The Light]]'' focuses on Mary Jane Watson being bitten by a genetically engineered spider from the same batch as the one that nicked Peter Parker. Spider-Man and Spider-Woman both exist in this universe, but they are not partners and Spider-Woman has her own unique RoguesGallery instead of fighting any of Spider-Man's usual enemies.

* The first half of ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'' narrates ''ComicBook/CarolDanvers''' early life, and the second half diverges from canon completely.

*** ''[[Fanfic/StressReliefRWBY Stress Relief]]'': Cinder has a one-time fling with Jaune for... [[YouNeedToGetLaid what the title says]], setting off a chain of events which complicates her infiltration of Beacon.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12225180/1/Perfectly-Alien-rewritten Perfectly Alien]]'' is set in a world where a ten-year-old Franchise/HarryPotter visits the Hoover Dam, is turned into a sparkling by the [[Film/{{Transformers|2007}} Allspark]] and meets the Autobots and Decepticons.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12225180/1/Perfectly-Alien-rewritten Perfectly Alien]]'' is set in a world where a ten-year-old Franchise/HarryPotter visits the Hoover Dam, is turned into a sparkling by the [[Film/{{Transformers}} Allspark]] and meets the Autobots and Decepticons.